Knitted garment.



C. K. SOON.

KNITTED GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.2I, 1913.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Nov. is, 1915..

Application filed August 21,1913. Serial no] 785,863;

To all whom it may co I, Be it lmownthat 1, CHIN Kwoive Soon,

citizen of the Republic ofChina, residing at position of stitches, is adapted to be strong" to withstand a strain that would tend to stretch it, whereby such edge may better preserve the shape of the body portion of the garment, and whereby such bottom edge shall be finished to be smooth and neat in appearance without sewing or binding with other pieces of. yarn. I accomplish this object by devices illustrated in the aocompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in elevation of the inner side of the lower portion of a sweater embodying my invention, Fig. l

2 is a like view of the outer side of the same; Fig. 3 is a like view of the edge of the same, and Fig. 4L is a fragmentary view in elevation showing the inner side of the lower portionof a sweater containing a modified form of my invention.

Like reference numerals indicate like parts throughout the drawing.

Heretofore sweaters, whose body portion is knitted by forming ribs, have had their bottom edges finished by sewing thereto a binding of tape, or such edges have been formed by the cessation of knitting, and where no binding has been sewn to such edge then the garment quickly loses its desired shape by reason of the frequent stretching that is incidental to its use and the edge soon breaks and wears out.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, which shows the inner surface of the lower portion of a knitted sweater opened outwardly, 6, 6, are opposite sides of the front of the garment, while 7 is the back of the garment with a portion of it broken away and removed for convenience of illustration, 8, 8 are button holes disposed in a reinforcing strip 9 that is sewn on the inner surface ofthe front vertical edge of one side ofthe garment while buttons 10 indicated by dot-- tedlines are sewn to the corresponding'ver-f tical edge of the opposite front of thegare ment. I The body of the garment is formed jof'a closely-knitted ribbed fabric presenting ver tical ribs 11 while the lower edge of each of the front portions6, -6'is formed by extend' ing two ribs 12 and 13 of each front portion 6, that are disposed adjacent to the vertical ribs of the back portion 7,1engthwise' of the bottom edge to, and upwardly on, each of the outer vertical edges of said front portions 6, 6 and such two ribs 12 and 13 are,

joined to'thebottom of the vertical'ribs l1: to'b'ecome an integral portion of the whole structure.

Of course, if desirable, more than two ribs may be diverted from a point near the back portion 7 to be joined as described to the bottom ends of the vertical ribs and to extend thence upwardly upon the outer vertical edge of the front portions 6, 6.

At a point on each side of the back portion 7 of the garment and at the lower edge thereof a recess is formed by extending downwardly the back portion 7 from the points of departure of the ribs 12 and 13 in a curved direction toward the outer'vertical edges of the front portions 6, 6, such recess serving to better adapt the garment to conform to the shape of a person to make it more comfortable to such person.

In Fig. 2 is shown the outer surfaceof the structure of Fig.1 and in Fig. 3 is shown a View of a portion of the bottom surface of the lower edge of one of the front sides 6, 6.

Fig. 4 illustrates a slightly modified form of my invention, by a view of the inner side of the lower portion of asweater, which modification consists in merging two vertical ribs 14: and 15, that are disposed adjacent to ribs each side of the back portion 16, into a single rib that is disposed to extend along the bottom edge of each side, respectively,

and joined to be integral with the bottom ends of the vertical ribs 17 whereby such single rib serves to resist strains that tend to stretch the'bottom edges of the garment and whereby such bottom edge may be much more durable and preserve the shape of the garment. At the point of departure of the ribs 12, 13 or the ribs 1 1, 15 from the back portion 7 ribs? extend transversely of the the essential feature of which consists in disposing one or more vertical ribs to eX- tend horizontally from points nearv the back portion ofa garment to unite with the bottom endsyof the vertical ribs forming'th'e front portion of such garment whereby such horizontally ribbed bottom edges. of the front-portion of such garment may be adapted to' resist a strain that would tend to;

stretchthe garment out of shape. What I claim is:

A garment comprising-a back section and two side sections, the: latter connected at their inner longitudinal edges to the outer longitudinal edges of the back section, each- (lopies of this patent may be obtained for Witnesses:

of said sections being composed Ora knitted and each of-said side sections having its innermost vertical rib curved outward away from the "back section near its polnt of con nection with the latter and extended under the lower ends of the other vertical ribs of said side sections at substantially right anglesthereto to reinforce said side sections transversely and provide a selvage edge therefor which 1 constitute anintegral part of said side sections, the lower end of said 7 back section being provided vwith transverse 25 fabric made up of vertically extending ribs,

ribs extending between the diverging points a of the innermost vertical ribs vof the SldQ' sections Whereby'to prevent ripping at this point. V v

In Witness whereof, I, hereunto subscribe my name this twenty ninth day of Jul-y A. HAsKINs,

F. C. MAITHIEINYVI five cents each, by addressing the fcomniissionerlo'f Patents,

Washington, D. 03

CHIN kwone soon i 

